30 Douglas County Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

Douglasville GA

17 October, 2021

9:04 AM

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DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA — Several elementary and middle schools in Douglas County have been ranked among the best in Georgia, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States. Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories. U.S. News ranked Holly Springs Elementary School and Chapel Hill Middle School as the highest elementary and middle schools in the state among those in Douglas County, according to the new list. Holly Springs Elementary was ranked No. 104 in the state for elementary schools, while Chapel Hill Middle was ranked No. 91 in the state for middle schools. Here's a look at how other schools in Douglas County ranked compared with others in the state and Douglas County School System: Elementary Schools Holly Springs Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 104District ranking: No. 1Mirror Lake Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 256District ranking: No. 2Winston Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 267District ranking: No. 3Beulah Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 370District ranking: No. 4Mason Creek Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 417District ranking: No. 5Chapel Hill Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 437District ranking: No. 6Annette Winn Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 457District ranking: No. 7Bill Arp Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 460District ranking: No. 8South Douglas Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 469District ranking: No. 9Lithia Springs Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 565District ranking: No. 10Brighten AcademyState ranking: No. 572District ranking: No. 11Dorsett Shoals Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 646District ranking: No. 12Eastside Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 704District ranking: No. 13Arbor Station Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 705District ranking: No. 14Factory Shoals Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 712District ranking: No. 15Bright Star Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 759District ranking: No. 16-21Burnett Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 920District ranking: No. 16-21Mount Carmel Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 860District ranking: No. 16-21New Manchester Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 765District ranking: No. 16-21North Douglas Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 838District ranking: No. 16-21Sweetwater Elementary SchoolState ranking: No. 779District ranking: No. 16-21 Middle Schools Chapel Hill Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 91District ranking: No. 1Brighten AcademyState ranking: No. 124District ranking: No. 2Mason Creek Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 126District ranking: No. 3Fairplay Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 157District ranking: No. 4Factory Shoals Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 207District ranking: No. 5Yeager Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 220 District ranking: No. 6Chestnut Log Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 312District ranking: No. 7-9Stewart Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 305District ranking: No. 7-9Turner Middle SchoolState ranking: No. 275District ranking: No. 7-9 To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school: Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments. Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations. The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking. Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools. California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997. See the complete list of 2021's Best K-8 Schools. See also: Georgia Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News